The wasp discovered is the only known species worldwide to exhibit such dramatic adaptations for life in complete darknes.

Researchers exploring caves in Australia’s Nullarbor Plain have found mummified, eyeless invertebrates, including spiders, ...

A team of researchers from the University of Adelaide, in collaboration with cavers, has uncovered a large number of eyeless, ...

The world's biggest centipede, at potentially over 12 inches long, certainly earns the "giant" in Amazonian giant centipede. This particular species of minibeast has 42 legs, ...

Steve Gregory, who runs the British Myriapod and Isopod Group's recording scheme, said the Scutigera coleoptrata was commonly known as the house centipede. He said the species originates from the ...

A young woman has spoken of her shock after finding a venomous centipede in her flat. Orlaith Armour said she spotted the "strange creature" on her kitchen wall after she returned from a late ...

The giant desert centipede (Scolopendra heroes) is the largest species in the United States.They are between 6.5 and 8 inches long and have 21-23 pairs of legs. These centipedes live in arid ...

Did you know that there are over 3,000 different species of centipedes, and scientists believe that there could be 5,000+ species yet to be discovered? These introverted arthropods aren’t often ...

The new species is largely nocturnal, hides under rocks or logs, and has a specialized diet of centipedes, Esqueda said. The snakes were found in mountain forests along roads, near farms and other ...

A species in Venezuela is large enough to enter caves where they capture and kill bats. Yes, southeastern crowned snakes (which do not bite people) eat centipedes.

While some centipede species have compound eyes containing up to 200 optical units, others have a few simple eyes on each side of the head. Some centipedes don’t have any eyes.

A giant centipede’s many wriggling legs might be creepy. But the pair of legs not used for walking may be the most frightening. Over 430 million years ago, the two legs nearest the mouth evolved ...